Success Percentages in the General Certificate Exam by Region, Sex and Program,  2016-2024

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Year*

Region Sex Literary Scientific Entrepreneurship and Business Sharee Technology Agricultural Industrial Hotel Home economics Applied Agricultural Applied industrial Applied Hotel Applied Home economics Total Percentage
2016 Palestine Males 68.6% 89.9% 67.4% 74.3%   81.7% 77.1% 89.1%   100.0% 70.9% 85.7%   74.3%
Females 83.2% 97.0% 87.6% 83.1%   88.9% 87.0% 62.5% 78.8%   90.7% 100.0% 89.1% 86.7%
Both Sexes 76.8% 93.7% 78.3% 79.1%   82.3% 78.2% 85.2% 78.8% 100.0% 73.1% 86.7% 89.1% 81.1%
West Bank Males 68.7% 91.2% 67.4% 79.5%   84.8% 77.6% 89.1%   100.0% 70.9% 85.7%   75.1%
Females 83.1% 97.6% 87.6% 94.3%   88.9% 90.0% 62.5% 89.3%   90.7% 100.0% 87.2% 87.0%
Both Sexes 77.4% 94.7% 78.3% 88.0%   85.7% 78.9% 85.2% 89.3% 100.0% 73.1% 86.7% 87.2% 81.9%
Gaza Strip Males 68.6% 87.9%   74.0%   80.3% 67.3%     100.0%       73.3%
Females 83.3% 96.0%   82.4%     72.2%   66.7%       93.8% 86.2%
Both Sexes 76.1% 92.2%   78.6%   80.3% 68.7%   66.7% 100.0%     93.8% 80.0%
2017 Palestine Males 69.5% 90.7% 77.7% 70.2% 73.1% 78.7% 83.1% 83.3%   92.9% 69.2% 83.3%   75.6%
Females 84.5% 97.5% 91.2% 84.6% 100.0% 100.0% 97.2% 100.0% 87.8%   89.7% 100.0% 87.4% 88.0%
Both Sexes 77.9% 94.3% 84.6% 77.3% 82.5% 80.7% 84.9% 86.2% 87.8% 92.9% 70.8% 85.7% 87.4% 82.3%
West Bank Males 71.0% 91.8% 77.7% 95.1% 73.1% 87.5% 82.7% 83.3%   100.0% 69.0% 83.3%   77.7%
Females 85.2% 98.1% 91.2% 97.7% 100.0% 100.0% 96.9% 100.0% 88.9%   89.7% 100.0% 85.9% 88.8%
Both Sexes 79.6% 95.2% 84.6% 96.4% 82.5% 90.7% 84.1% 86.2% 88.9% 100.0% 70.7% 85.7% 85.9% 84.0%
Gaza Strip Males 68.1% 89.2%   68.4%   75.0% 87.9%     92.3% 80.0%     73.0%
Females 83.6% 96.4%   83.6%     97.9%   86.2%       100.0% 86.6%
Both Sexes 75.9% 92.9%   75.8%   75.0% 92.0%   86.2% 92.3% 80.0%   100.0% 79.8%
2018 Palestine Males 71.8% 90.0% 71.5% 81.2% 87.0% 68.0% 83.4% 77.0%   20.0% 61.0%     77.3%
Females 86.5% 96.8% 89.0% 90.1% 95.3% 100.0% 93.3% 89.5% 83.0%   100.0%   100.0% 89.4%
Both Sexes 80.3% 93.7% 80.1% 85.2% 91.1% 69.5% 84.5% 80.0% 83.0% 20.0% 66.7%   100.0% 84.0%
West Bank Males 72.5% 90.3% 71.9% 96.0% 87.0% 89.7% 83.5% 77.0%     54.9%     78.1%
Females 87.0% 97.0% 89.2% 100.0% 95.3% 100.0% 92.4% 89.5% 87.7%   100.0%   100.0% 90.0%
Both Sexes 81.3% 94.1% 81.3% 97.6% 91.1% 91.1% 84.3% 80.0% 87.7%   57.1%   100.0% 84.9%
Gaza Strip Males 71.1% 89.5% 70.3% 79.7%   57.8% 82.2%     20.0% 100.0%     76.3%
Females 85.7% 96.5% 87.1% 89.3%     95.6%   72.3%   100.0%   100.0% 88.5%
Both Sexes 79.1% 93.1% 74.9% 84.0%   57.8% 86.3%   72.3% 20.0% 100.0%   100.0% 82.7%
2019 Palestine Males 70.6% 88.7% 73.6% 76.6% 84.4% 69.2% 83.9% 70.8%   56.3% 79.1% 100.0%   76.5%
Females 84.7% 96.0% 90.0% 88.2% 93.1% 95.2% 98.3% 90.5% 80.0% 100.0% 93.2%   92.9% 88.1%
Both Sexes 78.7% 92.8% 82.5% 81.7% 88.3% 72.3% 85.5% 75.3% 80.0% 61.1% 80.9% 100.0% 92.9% 82.9%
West Bank Males 73.9% 89.6% 73.3% 94.4% 84.4% 73.0% 83.0% 70.8%   16.7% 77.0% 100.0%   79.2%
Females 85.9% 96.5% 90.2% 93.8% 93.1% 95.2% 98.0% 90.5% 84.0% 100.0% 66.7%   92.4% 89.3%
Both Sexes 81.4% 93.5% 82.9% 94.1% 88.3% 77.9% 84.6% 75.3% 84.0% 37.5% 76.6% 100.0% 92.4% 85.1%
Gaza Strip Males 67.8% 87.6% 74.9% 75.2%   65.9% 90.8%     80.0% 96.8%     73.4%
Females 83.1% 95.3% 88.0% 87.8%     100.0%   68.3%   100.0%   100.0% 86.4%
Both Sexes 75.7% 91.7% 79.6% 80.7%   65.9% 92.3%   68.3% 80.0% 98.5%   100.0% 80.0%
2020 Palestine Males 69.7% 88.4% 73.8% 75.9% 84.4% 68.1% 84.6% 70.8%   65.4% 80.7% 100.0%   75.4%
Females 84.2% 95.8% 89.8% 88.0% 93.1% 95.2% 98.6% 90.5% 77.6%   96.2%   93.2% 87.6%
Both Sexes 77.8% 92.4% 82.1% 81.3% 88.3% 70.3% 86.2% 75.3% 77.6% 67.9% 83.7% 100.0% 93.2% 82.0%
West Bank Males 73.0% 93.8% 76.7% 93.4% 92.0% 79.4% 82.7% 82.2% 81.8% 66.7% 76.9% 45.5% 50.0% 79.9%
Females 86.0% 97.5% 91.1% 98.6% 97.9% 93.1% 95.6% 87.1% 82.6%   90.3% 91.7% 93.0% 89.7%
Both Sexes 80.9% 95.9% 84.7% 96.2% 95.0% 82.4% 84.7% 83.7% 82.5% 66.7% 78.0% 69.6% 92.4% 85.5%
Gaza Strip Males 70.7% 90.9% 76.5% 79.1%   98.3% 91.2%     78.6% 100.0%   100.0% 76.4%
Females 83.0% 95.7% 94.2% 90.0%     97.9%   89.5%   100.0%   100.0% 86.7%
Both Sexes 77.0% 93.4% 82.8% 83.5%   98.3% 92.6%   89.5% 78.6% 100.0%   100.0% 81.6%
2021 Palestine Males 71.77% 92.50% 76.64% 80.09% - 86.34% 83.71% 82.19% 81.82% 76.47% 77.49% 45.45% 96.30% 78.56%
Females 84.71% 96.74% 91.40% 90.94% - 93.10% 96.00% 87.10% 83.33%   94.00% 91.67% 93.79% 88.55%
Both Sexes 78.98% 94.83% 84.49% 84.54% - 87.37% 85.65% 83.65% 83.29% 76.47% 79.40% 69.57% 94.15% 83.93%
West Bank Males 73.00% 93.78% 76.68% 93.44% - 79.41% 82.73% 82.19% 81.82% 66.67% 76.94% 45.45% 50.00% 80.16%
Females 86.04% 97.47% 91.13% 98.57% - 93.10% 95.61% 87.10% 82.55%   90.32% 91.67% 92.96% 89.82%
Both Sexes 80.87% 95.88% 84.74% 96.18% - 82.44% 84.66% 83.65% 82.52% 66.67% 77.97% 69.57% 92.36% 85.68%
Gaza Strip Males 70.70% 90.92% 76.47% 79.12% - 98.31% 91.18%     78.57% 100.00%   100.00% 76.84%
Females 83.02% 95.65% 94.21% 89.98% -   97.87%   89.47%   100.00%   100.00% 86.70%
Both Sexes 76.96% 93.40% 82.83% 83.45% - 98.31% 92.63%   89.47% 78.57% 100.00%   100.00% 81.74%
2022 Palestine Males 66.95% 87.56% 70.28% 82.01% - 86.06% 84.11% 72.50% 66.67% 73.68% 89.98% 100.00% 75.00% 74.12%
Females 82.57% 94.97% 89.10% 87.20% - 86.96% 93.17% 94.74% 86.91%   87.50% 100.00% 90.91% 86.38%
Both Sexes 76.01% 91.64% 80.18% 84.53% - 86.17% 85.38% 79.66% 86.58% 73.68% 89.70% 100.00% 90.61% 80.96%
West Bank Males 67.07% 87.88% 69.31% 95.65% - 80.00% 82.84% 72.50% 66.67% 50.00% 89.19% 100.00% 75.00% 74.90%
Females 83.66% 95.62% 88.81% 98.39% - 86.96% 90.76% 94.74% 88.03%   82.05% 100.00% 89.76% 87.40%
Both Sexes 77.45% 92.26% 79.80% 96.95% - 81.30% 83.81% 79.66% 87.59% 50.00% 88.57% 100.00% 89.41% 82.19%
Gaza Strip Males 66.84% 87.15% 76.95% 80.53% - 95.38% 91.74%     90.91% 100.00%     73.25%
Females 81.11% 94.03% 92.22% 86.05% -   100.00%   82.67%   100.00%   95.35% 84.91%
Both Sexes 74.40% 90.79% 83.45% 83.21% - 95.38% 93.64%   82.67% 90.91% 100.00%   95.35% 79.37%
2023 Palestine Males 67.00% 84.71% 67.56% 67.27% - 84.31% 85.10% 93.94% 33.33% 85.00% 76.65% 100.00% 100.00% 73.03%
Females 80.98% 94.29% 85.96% 79.86% - 100.00% 96.76% 87.50% 85.95% 100.00% 88.76% 100.00% 93.71% 85.10%
Both Sexes 75.16% 90.04% 77.17% 73.11% - 85.80% 87.16% 90.41% 85.09% 85.71% 78.39% 100.00% 93.77% 79.81%
West Bank Males 67.69% 85.55% 66.69% 90.91% - 80.61% 84.41% 93.94% 33.33% 81.82% 75.20% 100.00% 100.00% 74.48%
Females 82.39% 95.56% 85.27% 90.91% - 100.00% 96.10% 87.50% 85.40% 100.00% 86.30% 100.00% 92.24% 86.61%
Both Sexes 76.93% 91.30% 76.81% 90.91% - 83.19% 86.40% 90.41% 84.45% 83.33% 76.61% 100.00% 92.34% 81.61%
Gaza Strip Males 66.41% 83.67% 72.76% 65.14% - 90.91% 89.71%     88.89% 100.00%     71.44%
Females 79.21% 92.41% 96.12% 78.69% - 100.00% 100.00%   90.24%   100.00%   100.00% 82.99%
Both Sexes 73.28% 88.31% 80.35% 71.38% - 91.07% 91.95%   90.24% 88.89% 100.00%   100.00% 77.55%
2024 Palestine Males .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Females .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Both Sexes .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
West Bank Males 68.20% 87.19% 68.76% 93.67% - 75.00% 85.40% 90.00% 75.00% 50.00% 85.74% 100.00% 100.00% 76.08%
Females 82.70% 94.41% 86.76% 93.59% - 100.00% 96.25% 82.86% 88.24%   91.84% 100.00% 94.32% 86.90%
Both Sexes 77.45% 91.42% 78.54% 93.63% - 81.00% 87.41% 86.15% 87.90% 50.00% 86.56% 100.00% 94.39% 82.52%
Gaza Strip Males .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Females .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Both Sexes .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

*: The data represent the beginning of the scholastic year, for example the data for the year 2016  represent the data for the scholastic year 2016/2017
(..): means data not available
*: About 39,000 students from the Gaza Strip were prevented from taking their 2024 high school exams due to the ongoing aggression on the Strip since October 7, 2023.
Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, 2025. General Administration of Measurement, Evaluation and Examinations. Ramallah - Palestine